Down East Fisherman's Stew

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs lobsters (cooked and picked)
• 1 1/2 lbs haddock
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 large onion (sliced)
• 2 slices bacon (diced and fried)
• 4 cups cubed raw potatoes
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 4 cups whole milk (part half and half)

Recipe

• 1 cook the lobster about 18 minutes and put on platter to cool and collect the lobster juice; save.
• 2 dice and fry the bacon and set aside; saving grease.
• 3 slice the onions and put in pan with the bacon grease and the butter; cook till almost done; add the water part of which is the reserved lobster liquid.
• 4 lay the haddock on top of the onion; cover and steam till haddock is done.
• 5 add the diced potatoes and steam till almost done.
• 6 add the cut up lobster pieces.
• 7 add the salt and pepper. stir carefully.
• 8 add the milk; simmer but do not boil for about 20 minutes.
• 9 make the day before to mix flavors.